I never said that it is a justification for not removing bail (or maintaining a high bail) in this case. I was simply pointing out further inequality in the system based on race. The fact that this dude got his bail removed and the judge used his assessment of the accused as “high achieving” (based on what?) as…

I totally agree with the assessment of the bail system. But, keep in mind who the bail system generally does keep locked up. If the accused had been any other color and if the judge did not have his good white boy goggles on, the motion would never have been granted (or likely, made). The system is awful, the…

Ugh, the Sweet and Lowdown. I don’t care how awesome of an actress Samantha Morton is, her character is literally mute. I just couldn’t help but think that this was Woody’s ultimate dream girl - barely above a teen and unable to speak.

Many moons ago, I was dating a nice, good-looking, very respectable young man. It was a good relationship, but there were never really any sparks, so to speak. One night, I was hanging out with a “newish” friend and she asked me if I wanted to go with her to meet up with some of her friends for drinks and dancing.…

She’s donated pretty hefty sums of money to RAINN, supported Kesha in a financial way, and has suported GLSEN for many years now. She may not be the most woke or enlightened person out there, but I wouldn’t say she is doing the bare fucking minimum.

Serena’s. Her character espoused misogynistic doctrine to subjugate women and dressed it up as religious/pious bs. She was the pretty face that sold wholesale violence against women. In other words...a typical white Republican woman.